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Install and inspect critical systems with advice and visuals in NFPA’s 2015 Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems Installation Handbook.

Expanded and updated for the 2015 edition of NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code, the Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems Installation Handbook gives installers, designers, inspectors, and verifiers a targeted tool for specialized knowledge about gas, air compressor, and vacuum systems Category 1 through 3.

Be ready to install systems correctly, troubleshoot problems, answer questions, and train to the latest requirements.

NFPA® introduced the full-color Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems Installation Handbook in 2012 as a one-stop resource for users of the former NFPA 99C. Now in a larger 8″ x 10″ spiralbound format for the 2015 edition, the Handbook combines all the latest medical gas and vacuum system rules — plus valuable expert insights, explanations, and full-color visuals that help you comply and ensure high-quality patient care and facility safety.

It’s the only comprehensive resource for:

• Chapters 1-5 from the 2015 NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code
• Commentary explaining the rules’ intent and practical application. Insights from a Code expert help you install systems correctly and also train to the latest edition of Chapter 5 for ASSE certification.
• 110 full-color photos, tables, and charts that clarify concepts
• An all-new supplement highlighting key changes from the 2012 to the 2015 edition of NFPA 99 — such as new requirements for allowable valve types based on performance requirements, and new rules for auxiliary source connections
• Other supplements include Qualifications for Personnel Performing Medical Gas Work and General Brazing Procedures, Cleaning for Oxygen Service and Preparing a Joint for Brazing, and Installation Testing and Documentation

Get the up-to-date knowledge you need to complete jobs correctly.

Stay informed about major changes in the 2015 NFPA 99 and make sure vital medical gas and vacuum systems won’t harm the people they’re designed to help. This full-color Handbook is essential for anyone responsible for the safe installation of med gas systems including plumbers, pipe fitters, system designers, and AHJs.

Product Details

Published:

2015

ISBN(s):

9781455908226